Saskatchewan woman coaching women’s national hockey team in New Zealand [Video]

Brooke Patron, 29, who hails from the small community of Redvers, Sask., has taken her talents across the world and has been named the Head Coach of the New Zealand Ice Fernz, the country’s national women’s hockey team.

Patron has lived in New Zealand for over six years. She decided to travel after earning her bachelor’s degree at the University of Saskatchewan where she played on the women’s hockey team for three years. She immediately was drawn to the ‘land down under.’

“I went to Australia first then came here and I’ve just stayed in New Zealand until now. It’s a lot like Canada. The people are relaxed and friendly. The terrain is like Canada, just more condensed. You can go surfing, skiing, and mountain biking all the in the same day,” she joked.

However, it did not take long for Patron to miss one aspect of her life in …